Each month, we share the news and honors of Artist Fellows & Finalists. Here's the newest, in this new month of the new year. Regie Gibson, Letta Neely, Monica Raymond, and David Valdes Greenwood are among the artists whose work will be performed at Pinning Our Hopes, an evening of poems and scenes exploring the years ahead under the new president. The show, which is … [Read more...]
Artist’s Voice: Coe Lapossy
An artist's process of searching to discover a yet unknown truth to herself and her viewers can be simultaneously exhilarating, challenging, and inspiring. Coe Lapossy is embarking on this path and has graciously invited us to come along for the ride. My project for Brink v.2 is titled Meg/Sydney/Alec. About halfway into the project, I began to think of it more like a … [Read more...]
Fellows Notes – Feb 16
It's a Leap Year, so there's an extra day this month to enjoy the awesomeness of Massachusetts artists! For a taste, we offer news from past Fellows and Finalists of MCC's Artist Fellowships. Melinda Lopez, who has a new play opening this month (see below), in the 40 Years of Fellowships project Two exhibitions at the University of New Hampshire Museum of … [Read more...]
Boston Supports Artists
Two recent announcements reflect a steadily growing landscape of support for artists in Boston. Brother Thomas Fellowships Congratulations to the ten artists named as 2015 Brother Thomas Fellows - a list that includes four past Mass Cultural Council awardees. The Brother Thomas Fellows receive unrestricted grants of $15,000 through a fund established at the Boston … [Read more...]
Samuel Rowlett: Itinerant Painter
Mass Cultural Council and the New Art Center (NAC) will present Mass Cultural Council Awardees in Crafts and Sculpture/Installation/New Genres, September 18-October 17, 2015, at the NAC. Samuel Rowlett, one of the participating artists, will be exhibiting new work. "New" as in, painted-day-of-the-opening new. Samuel Rowlett and his mobile portrait painting studio … [Read more...]